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​Music at the Monastery

Together with the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, the DC AGO is proud to support a series of community outreach musical events. Chapter members present these events on the second Sunday of each month from September to May at 4 p.m. For more information on recitals, go to myfranciscan.org and click on the music tab. The monastery is at 1400 Quincy St. NE.

Here is the 2023-24 lineup. 
Oct. 8: Jason Farris (Grace Episcopal, The Plains, VA)
Nov. 12:  Paul Griffin (Franciscan Monastery, Washington DC)
Dec. 10: Brass of Peace with organist Lisa Tyler
Jan. 14: Grace Oh (First Presbyterian, Annapolis, MD)
Feb. 11: Carol Feather (Trinity Presbyterian, Arlington, VA)
March 10: David Beatty (freelance organist, Annapolis, MD)
April 14: Nathan Ringkamp (St. Dominic Church, Washington, DC)
May 12: Iris Lan (freelance organist, Washington DC)
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Located on 42 acres, the monastery is an architectural gem hidden in the northeast corner of Washington, D.C.
Dedicated in 1898, the church is in the shape of a Jerusalem Cross in neo-Byzantine architectural style. The church and extensive contemplative gardens include full-size replicas of shrines from the Holy Land (the Franciscans have ministered there for 800 years), plus catacombs and a Lourdes Grotto. The monastery also has two hermitages for personal retreats. The Monastery's Lively-Fulcher pipe organ was built in 1998 and contains 40 ranks of pipes over three manuals and pedal.
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